diff --git a/system_test/e2e/auto_state.py b/system_test/e2e/auto_state.py
index 5a932d9d..43dd232b 100644
--- a/system_test/e2e/auto_state.py
+++ b/system_test/e2e/auto_state.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class TestAutoBackupS3(unittest.TestCase):
     cfg = write_random_file(json.dumps(auto_backup_cfg))
 
     # Create a cluster with automatic backups enabled.
-    node = Node(RQLITED_PATH, '0', auto_backup=cfg)
+    node = Node(RQLITED_PATH, '0', auto_backup=cfg, raft_snap_int='300s')
     node.start()
     node.wait_for_leader()
 
@@ -328,12 +328,22 @@ class TestAutoBackupS3(unittest.TestCase):
     node.wait_for_all_fsm()
     node.wait_for_upload(i+1)
 
-    # Restart the node, and confirm no further backups are made.
+    # Restart the node, and confirm no backup is uploaded just due to the restart.
     node.stop(graceful=True)
     node.start()
     node.wait_for_leader()
     node.wait_for_upload_skipped_sum(1)
 
+    # Insert a row, make sure a backup will happen now.
+    i = node.num_auto_backups()[0]
+    node.execute('INSERT INTO foo(name) VALUES("fiona")')
+    node.wait_for_all_fsm()
+    node.wait_for_upload(i+1)
+
+    # Make sure we go back to skipping backups.
+    i = node.num_auto_backups()[0]
+    node.wait_for_upload_skipped(i+1)
+
     delete_s3_object(access_key_id, secret_access_key_id, S3_BUCKET, path)
     deprovision_node(node)
     os.remove(cfg)
diff --git a/system_test/e2e/helpers.py b/system_test/e2e/helpers.py
index 08b6eb56..cef31895 100644
--- a/system_test/e2e/helpers.py
+++ b/system_test/e2e/helpers.py
@@ -393,6 +393,20 @@ class Node(object):
     n = self.num_auto_backups()
     raise Exception('rqlite node failed to upload backup within %d seconds (%d, %d, %d, %d)' % (timeout, n[0], n[1], n[2], n[3]))
 
+  def wait_for_upload_skipped(self, i, timeout=TIMEOUT):
+    '''
+    Wait until the number of skipped uploads is at least as great as the given value.
+    '''
+    t = 0
+    while t < timeout:
+      if self.num_auto_backups()[2] >= i:
+        return self.num_auto_backups()
+      time.sleep(1)
+      t+=1
+    n = self.num_auto_backups()
+    raise Exception('rqlite node failed to skip backup due sum within %d seconds (%d, %d, %d, %d)' % (timeout, n[0], n[1], n[2], n[3]))
+
+
   def wait_for_upload_skipped_sum(self, i, timeout=TIMEOUT):
     '''
     Wait until the number of skipped sum uploads is at least as great as the given value.
@@ -404,7 +418,7 @@ class Node(object):
       time.sleep(1)
       t+=1
     n = self.num_auto_backups()
-    raise Exception('rqlite node failed to skip backup within %d seconds (%d, %d, %d, %d)' % (timeout, n[0], n[1], n[2], n[3]))
+    raise Exception('rqlite node failed to skip backup due sum within %d seconds (%d, %d, %d, %d)' % (timeout, n[0], n[1], n[2], n[3]))
 
   def wait_for_fsm_index(self, index, timeout=TIMEOUT):
     '''